Video TR: Lava Hot Springs, ID

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Located in southeastern Idaho, Lava Hot Springs is a destination popular with Utahans thanks to its natural mineral hot pools right in the center of town. At the end of September we discovered and stayed at the wonderful brand new Lava Campground, which is only a half mile from the hot pools. We got a chance to explore this lovely little tourist town, population only 400, and go for a nightly soak in the springs.

What made Lava Campground special for us is that it's right on the property of its owners, a delightful young couple who converted part of their ranch's alfalfa fields into a defacto campground complete with water and electric hookups, plus we were the only guests in the entire campground. It's like staying on someone's Back 40, which we literally did.